Academy Council
The Bulwell Academy is one of a growing number of schools in the Creative Education Trust family. Creative Education Trust is a non-profit educational charity recognised by the Department for Education as one of the leading multi-academy chains.
You can find out more about The Bulwell Academy by reading the About page on this website: Welcome to The Bulwell Academy
The Trust Board
The CET Board is the overall governing body of the Trust and all its Academies. It is charged with the strategic direction of the Trust and is responsible to the Secretary of State for Education for executing its statutory duties. Its main functions are:
- setting annual performance targets
- determining all statutory and other policies
- ensuring that curriculum requirements are met
- setting the budget for the Trust and each academy
- being the employer of all staff
- being the ultimate body of appeal within the Trust
- agreeing all major building work with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
Creative Education Trust can be contacted at: 67-68 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9JD and through telephone 020 39109200. The following link also contains further information around governance, schemes of delegation and accounts: Creative Education Trust Statutory Information.
Academy Council
The Academy Council (AC) is a sub-committee of the Creative Education Trust Board of Directors. It is accountable to the Board of Directors and is its local presence. It may include representatives from such groups as the school community, the local community and other local organisations and businesses as appropriate.
The main functions of the AC are:
- supporting CET’s plans for the school as set out in the ADIP, SEF and annual budget
- providing understanding of the local context and the challenge that the local environment presents
- acting as a sounding board for senior leaders, especially the Principal or Head Teacher
- providing regular monitoring of health and safety matters, safeguarding provision, the welfare of looked after children, and provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- providing hearing panels for pupil behaviour matters
- building and maintaining positive local perceptions of the school
- building and maintaining relationships with the local and regional business community
- building and maintaining relationships with community partners (e.g., health services, police, social services)
- undertaking local fundraising
- the Chair of AC assisting in the recruitment process for Head Teachers and Principals
Contact
If you have any questions about the governance of our school, please contact the Academy Council by email to the Executive Principal at the following email address:
chris.keen@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
Any written correspondence should be addressed to:
Mrs T Sadler, Clerk to the Academy Council
c/o The Bulwell Academy
Squires Avenue
Nottingham NG6 8HG
Members of the Academy Council*
| Member Name | Member Role | First Appointed | Term Start | Term End |
| Chris Keen | Executive Principal | Ex-officio | ||
| Matt Irons | Head of School | 5 Feb 2024 | ||
| Jason Howard | CET Representative | 24 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2023 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Celina Adams | Governor | 22 Nov 2023 | 1 Dec 2023 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Reverend Bob Stephens | Governor | 7 Dec 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Kat Carrick | Staff Representative | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Hannah Moore | Staff Representative | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Sarah Harding | Parent Representative | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Nick Rose | Parent Representative | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Anna Sant | Parent Representative | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Tracey Sadler | Clerk to the Governors |
* All current members are appointed by Creative Education Trust. Staff representatives are elected by The Bulwell Academy staff and parent representatives are elected by parents and carers.
Statutory Information
All other statutory information relating to governance and finance can be viewed on the Creative Education Trust website. Click on the red button below to view:
- Annual report
- Annual audited accounts
- Memorandum of association
- Articles of association
- Details of charity trustees and members
- Funding agreement
- Executive Pay – Details of employees who have a gross annual salary and benefits of £100,000 or more
